{"id":5341,"date":"2026-02-15T13:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/?p=5341"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:50:17","slug":"the-cottage-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cottage in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We usually make a winter trip to the lake but it&#8217;s been a while due to all the medical activity and who know what other reasons. But, there was a warm spell of above -10\u00b0 so we made the trip from a Thursday to Saturday. We enjoyed some very quiet lake time, some fog and lots of sunshine and light to no wind. Very pleasant winter conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s getting harder as I get older and the heart and lung issues don&#8217;t help. Trudging through the snow, even with snowshoes was hard. Multiple trips from the road to the cottage up and down the driveway were taxing much more than they used to be. And then there is the chopping a hole in the 2&#8242; thick ice and hauling water up 70 vertical feet. But, all in all still an enjoyable time. Just more effort than ever before. Something new in this stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winter-Lake-Adventure-.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An improved video might be coming soon. Between the iPhone and the iPad and &#8220;magic movie&#8221; this didn&#8217;t turn out as the director planned. However, for the time being enjoy a look at our lake adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After we left Scott, Mandy, Clark and perhaps Easton (?) arrived for some fun in the snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.50190%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"5344\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/img_5421\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5421-768x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5421-768x1024.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:46.99620%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1536\" data-id=\"5347\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/img_5425\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5425-1024x768.jpeg\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5425-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.50190%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"5346\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/img_5428\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5428-768x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5428-768x1024.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1536\" data-id=\"5343\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/img_5431\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5431-1024x768.jpeg\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5431-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1536\" data-id=\"5345\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/the-cottage-in-winter\/img_5433\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5433-1024x768.jpeg\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5433-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New and improve(?) video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winter-2026.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We usually make a winter trip to the lake but it&#8217;s been a while due to all the medical activity and who know what other reasons. 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